Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city’s biggest evacuation ...

Discover why so many German officers and Nazi officials fled to Argentina after World War II, escaping justice and building ...

Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

The man tasked with delivering that all-important forecast was Group Captain Stagg, the chief meteorological adviser to ...

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Detailed exhibits at the National Museum of World War II Aviation trace the development of aviation as well as the role it played before and during World War II, with a particular focus on ...

Germany invaded Poland 1 week after conclusion of the pact, because Germany didn’t have to worry about a pincer attack of Britain and France as well as the war with the Soviet Union.

The battles were over, but the soldiers still fought. Flashbacks, nightmares, and depression plagued them. Some slurred their speech. Others couldn’t concentrate. Haunted and fearful, the ...

On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, colourised photos from our archive show life in Kent during the Second World War in a remarkable new way. 'There was a loud bang and the destroyer sank ...

“It is always difficult describing any of the major operations of the First World War as victories,” Steel said. “But I agree that the capture of Messines Ridge was a major success for the ...

Today marks 81 years since D-day, when allied troops first landed on 5 beaches in Normandy, France, to fight against Nazi ...